Deer Hunting
Try a hen turkey decoy on archery deer hunts
Find out how using a decoy turkey hen (or two) can help bring bucks into archery range. […]
September 2018
Hunting
Bear facts for South Carolina WMAs
Biologist Charles Ruth of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said two distinct populations of bears are found in South Carolina, and WMA hunting is available for both. […]
Deer Hunting
The five P’s of shooting practice
Ralph Cianciarulo developed a saying when teaching people proper shooting techniques: “Proper Practice Promotes Perfect Placement.” […]
Hunting
Public-duck splashdown
SCDNR’S Category I WMA waterfowl hunts are draw hunts; the application process begins around mid-September. Getting drawn for Category I hunts is usually a three-year process, so your odds of being drawn the first year are not high. […]
Hunting
Holly Shelter Game Land has changed
On opening day of deer season in 2017, Steve Biszmaier, a 53-year-old heating and air conditioning parts salesman from Wilmington, N.C., was hunting at Holly Shelter Game Land in Pender County as he has for 30 years. […]
Hunting
The top spots for rabbits
Three subspecies of rabbits — cottontail, marsh and Appalachian — inhabit North Carolina. Cottonails thrive in early-successional habitat (cutovers) that afford cover and safety from avian and ground predators. […]
Hunting
Public-land squirrels abound
North Carolina is home to four varieties of squirrels — gray, fox, red/Appalachian and flying — hunters target all of them except fliers. Gray squirrels are ubiquitous at all forests that have a substantial number of hardwood mast trees. […]
Deer Hunting
Get insects to bug out
While many outdoorsmen spend most of their time in the woods during the cool months, late summer and early fall are definitely times to be beating the bushes looking for a big buck. […]
Hunting
NC’s top deer game lands
Let’s take a look at North Carolina’s top public game lands for deer hunting. […]
Sidebars
Oregon Inlet: Famous, infamous
Oregon Inlet is a prominent port in the sportfishing world and familiar to most big-game fishermen. The inlet is often rough and always unpredictable, but the offshore fishing is typically excellent. […]